Can you name some Norwegian folk dances?

zbeckabee

Bygdedans, or village dance, is the term most commonly used for a variety of regional, traditional dances of Norway. The basic form of the bygdedans is the gangar (walking dance in 2/4 or 3/8) and the springar (running dance in even rhythm or 3/4) distinguished from each other mainly by tempo and intensity of the music and the dance. The halling is a folk dance from Hallingdal, Norway. Mainly found in Norway, but versions of the halling can also be found in parts of Sweden. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bygdedans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halling_(dance) Lukket Reinlander Norwegian Polka Vals http://www.jamestownri.com/ifdss/dancelist.htm Sep 11 08, 8:06 PM

BRY2K

I believe "bygdedans" qualifies. It is the the oldest style of traditional dance (I think). Also, turdansar (contra line dances). I also learned abot GAMMALDANS: The word gammaldans (old-time dance) doesn’t appear until after the World War I. The term arose because new dance forms arrived from America and Europe shortly after the turn of the century, so that the previously common Norwegian dance forms now became old (gammal). http://195.159.217.100/grappa/heilo2.asp?lang=eng&sok= Sep 11 08, 8:08 PM

author

You might add the polska, although it's just as popular in Sweden. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polska_(dance)#Norway Sep 11 08, 8:33 PM